David, I'd like to order the sheet music for this but I'm having some trouble with the website since I'm in the States. When I go to the cart it's all in Dutch (I think!). Can you help me? I'm also interested in the arm support. Brad You can contact me through my website, MercyMusic (dot) Org.
Thank you, David. Per-Olov Kindgren led me to your music and arrangement of this tune. God bless you and happy new year! Brad Richardson of Mercy Music International
I bought Winter's Solstice many years ago and this was definitely one of my favorites. One of the few songs that make me wish I had actually learned to play an instrument
Thank you for bringing this masterpiece of music into the world. It haunted me over twenty years ago when I first heard it on cassette tape in college, and it still brings tears to my eyes every single time I hear it. I am finally able to play a somewhat passable version on the guitar.
Thank you ever so much David!! 22 years ago today I watched my beautiful bride march to this beautiful rendition, we played our Winter Solstice album. We tried to find a guitarist to play for us but no one would attempt it. We thought for years that it was 2 guitars and when we found your video were were awestruck that you performed this solo.... words cannot express our gratitude for the joy this recording has brought us over the years..... Bless you!
@backroadernb Hi and thank you for your comment. It is always nice to hear from those that enjoy my work. And nice to hear after 22 years you two are still together. Ciao for now, David
Well, i know this video of yours for long time, and always enjoyed this wonderful version. I have a Cockatiel and brought it today in my room. He was a little excited and hiperactive. Then I remembered your video and put it on. He started listening attently, and now he's in my shoulder, calm and peaceful. It means you have two fans here in Brazil. ;)
@justjay48 It is in standard tuning, except played on a quint guitar. The quint is tuned a 5th higher than a standard guitar. The B6 (bass string) is tuned down to A6. This is just the same as E6 tuned to D6 and the rest normal tuning. E-B-G-D-A-D. So it is standard except for the 6th string. dq
@meandtaco I also like the piece very much and imitate the sound of the quint guitar by just taking a capo on the seventh fret of a normal guitar with E6 tuned to D6.
Wonder if you remember a young guitarist from the army folk club circuit in Germany ? I was Bob Collard then in 1970 !...you may remember you stopped in to see me after I left the army when I was working in Woolworths (South Wales)....been a long time Dave...and you still play great...I even wrote an instrumental inspired by your playing I called it Quallified..Take care, regards Bob P.S. on youtube I`m Pat Collard (or Collardize)
Thank you so much for putting this video on youtube. David Qualey's beautiful arrangement of this song really appeals to me. When I am feeling the stress of what the "holiday season" has become, a performance like this reminds me of the true meaning of Christmas. I sometimes play this song for my kids, just before the George Winson piano solo, "Joy," which was based on David Qualey's arrangement. Both are beautiful.
@booch1131 The quint guitar is normal tuning, but the 6th string (bass string) is tuned from B to A. One step lower. If you're playing it on a normal guitar that would mean that the E6 string would be tuned to D6 and the rest would be normal tuning.
well. that's about the best thing my admittedly not so experienced ears have heard in a long time. looking around like you don't have anything better to do while you're playing. I wanna be just like you. thank you.
I don't know what to say. The original song is one of my fav, but this arrangement is fantastic. I am not an expert, so I don't know how to explain it. I just feel that you 'shift /drag', so it becomes a bit strange from the original song, but yet it is so beautiful. I feel like I am lifted up, flying ... and it makes me cry. I'm your new fan.
@tonybarrowman many thanks! It is not really an arrangement but much more a fantasy with my own melodies and using part of Bach's melody. It really has little connection to Bach's work, but I think it has its own identity. Ciao for now, David
When the CD first came out I bought it for myself and some others too for gifts, so I am an old fan. Very beautiful, always enjoy listening and hearing, the beauty comes through. Thank you.
Most beautiful version of this piece I have ever heard. I can't believe it took me this long to accidentally discover you on YouTube, but I am very glad I did.
This song is truly amazing, i saw that loveable asian child prodigy playing it first. If i could play this i think i would fee a lot more relaxed in general. I can only play the normal version though lol. meandtaco, is that actually David Qualey? Because i agree with the comment which says you shoudl be more famous than you are. How long have you been playing? All you life?
Your version of this on Winter's Solstice is IMO the finest version of the most perfect song ever recorded. It has meant more to me than you can imagine. ... and I am an atheist so it was all earned praise.
Thank you very much. Music has the power to bring people together, no matter what their beliefs may be, and that is what makes it so special. Ciao for now, David
I don't know what to say. The original song is one of my fav, but this arrangement is fantastic. I am not an expert, so I don't know how to explain it. I just feel that you 'shift /drag', so it becomes a bit strange from the original song, but yet it is so beautiful. I feel like I am lifted up, flying ... and it makes me cry. I'm your new fan.
NICE!!!!! I'm sure Bach would have loved it. The musicality, skill level and inventiveness here are just "off the charts".... Bravo!!!! But, why in the world is this awesome musician not far more famous than he apparently is??
Most people do not appreciate "music" anymore. And what is sadder yet, Europe, where classical music was born, today, without synthesizers & samplers, the Europeans couldn't even make "music". I know every generations has their musical preferences/styles, but my god, it is just me, or has it really gone down hill in the last decade? What passes for music today is sickening. As far as vocalists, everything is pitch corrected. No talent needed. I don't know. Maybe i'm just getting old?
I share your sentiments regarding the past decade in particular: what is heard on the radio in the way of new music, is 95%+ trash!! But, i remain confident that there are still excellent, skilled, creative artists around which are just not getting much attention - there always have been, and hopefully always will be. It is my hope that the best of the creative music being produced now, will surface in the public's limelight at a later (hopefully sooner....) date!!!
"There has been said a lot about musical geniuses lately. Within the current standards of the musical industry: a) Sell a lot of bad records, d) make one or two bad movies, and c) shake a lot of booty. Any two of the three will do"
I share your sentiments regarding the past decade in particular: what is heard on the radio in the way of new music, is 95%+ trash!! But, i remain confident that there are still excellent, skilled, creative artists around which are just not getting much attention - there always have been, and hopefully always will be. It is my hope that the best of the creative music being produced now, will surface in the public's limelight at a later (hopefully sooner....) date!!!
I share your sentiments regarding the past decade in particular: what is heard on the radio in the way of new music, is 95%+ trash!! But, i remain confident that there are still excellent, skilled, creative artists around which are just not getting much attention - there always have been, and hopefully always will be. It is my hope that the best of the creative music being produced now, will surface in the public's limelight at a later (hopefully sooner....) date!!!
I share your sentiments regarding the past decade in particular: what is heard on the radio in the way of new music, is 95%+ trash!! But, i remain confident that there are still excellent, skilled, creative artists around which are just not getting much attention - there always have been, and hopefully always will be. It is my hope that the best of the creative music being produced now, will surface in the public's limelight at a later (hopefully sooner....) date!!!
@gjc82071 The music is still there, and there is a lot of it, though it is actually harder for talented musical composers to be recognized. Today, youth buy the music, and they want pretty faces with provoking pelvic gestures singing tunes rediscovered from the archives of the 60's 70's and 80's. Then there are those who cannot sing at all so they do rap. But if you look the talent is still there.
@HolyMotherofGrid because unfortunately the music industry today does not smile upon the inventive and talented. Fame is reserved for those who get really good at churning out formulaic, simplistic crap with the sole intent of selling sex to teenagers.
Hey, I'm not sure if you read these comments David but i'd like to truely thank you for putting this amazing video on youtube. I had a short period of time in my life where I was very depressed for no apparant reason. At night I would play this nice and loud and just lie down and listen and it would just help me feel better. Thank you.
Thank you very much Conti15 for sharing this with me. It is especially nice for a musician to hear from someone who has been able to use the music for some positive effect. Thanks!
I'm very happy to hear you enjoy the piece so much. Being that I've only used a small portion of Bach's composition, and then taken great liberties with it, does make me wonder whether Bach would have liked it. But that doesn't matter now. It is only important if listeners can enjoy it for what it is. Ciao for now, David
the tabs, on your web page, are they made for a quint guitar, or classical guitar? I want to buy them, but i will not if they are for a quint guitar. I wouldn't know how to change them to classical guitar :(
It's done by filming in front of a green screen and then when you are editing the film you can replace the background with something else, either a film or a photo. Just look up "green screen" in the internet. Lots of information.
on the other hand , i tell you , your music is very nice , I began to listen your music when i couldn't sleep yesterday night, and then i can make dream very well !! (i hope u can understand my meaning , because my english is not good!!)
From one musician to another, wonderful job! I loved your chords, although I personally would have gone to the "vi" chord in the middle of the main theme but you decided to go to a "I" chord instead. (Hard to describe without staff paper, but the part that goes do re mi do re mi so fa fa la so so do ti DO so me do re me fa so la ....) where I did the caps is the chord I'm talking about. You should give a minor 6 chord a try there! :D
Why couldn't you just listen to this and enjoy it for its absolute beauty and purity, technique and mastery, instead of using it as a method to publicly demonstrate your desperate wish to be a musician? - see his snare solo on his page folks - it's a drum machine. It's a crime for this beautiful artist's page to be used or your self embiggening. A talentless oaf like you giving this man advice. Have some diginity and shhhhhhhhh....
Thanks guys! Please don't argue about what "could" be done with this arrangement. It is finished and it stands as it is and will probably never be "worked on" again. As I've said before, this is a very "free" fantasy on the theme and in no way is to be seen as an "arrangement" of the piece. I only use a small part of the "original" and even that I change as I felt "fit" my "fantasy". I enjoy it and I hope others can enjoy it for what it is. Ciao for now, David Q.
Thanks Chris for your "defense" of my piece. As long as there is more than 1 person on this planet we're going to have differing opinions. I enjoy it when others take the time to express their personal opinions, even if I sometimes may disagree. No need for any of you out there though to get upset about it. I appreciate your appreciation and all the best to you and family. Thanks. David
The arrangement is interesting and all, and I hear how you blend some other Bach melodies in there, but at heart I'm a Bach purist. The piece needs no rearranging. It's Bach's best! Ever! Nice work, though. :)
It is not an arrangement but a fantasy. Any piece of music can be experimented with, even Bach. Not because it "needs" to be changed, but only because he left it here for the rest of us to use and enjoy.
Thanks David. Got the DVD last week. Will begin working on it right away. Would like to get as much done by Christmas as possible, but it's a little above my level. I'll just have to work slowly measure by measure.
David, how many proposals do you receive in a year's time? I've thought about sending you one too, but decided I can't bear to live in Germany again, so I'll just have to see you from time to time on Youtube.
Nothing to explain. The notation/TAB is at least 99% the same and I doubt the 1% is very important. The fact that the YouTube recording is played on a Quint guitar tuned a 5th higher than a normal guitar means you will not be able to "play along" with the YouTube version. So you could put a capo on the 7th fret and then play the TAB and it would fit with the YouTube. I suggest people to use a cap on 5th fret
Yes sir! I have a question - great arrangement, btw. But is there a particular reason you suggest using the 5th fret? I actually prefer the sound on either the 7th fret or with no capo at all. Just curious!
No reason in particular except that the guitar then sounds a little more harp like, and also one of the stretches, a B on 7th fret 1st string and an E on the 2nd fret 6th string is a lot easier to reach and hold. I made the arrangement on an octave guitar which is just a bit bigger than a ukelele. David
I am very sorry to hear of your loss. To hear that my music helped you in some way during this time is very moving for me personally, and I appreciate you taking the time to write and share this with me. Also my thanks to Juergen for taking his time to learn the arrangement and for playing it for all of you. Alles liebe, David
I really enjoyed this arrangement. I now have your music and hope to play it at my next classical guitar recital. It will be such a pleasant surprise to my fellow students.
Hi David, I read your autobiography, the life of a musician is hard and I have heaps of respect for you. You deserve every succes that comes your way! I hope you reach all your upcoming music ambitions, but I must say that I really like your compositions like this one. This must be the best Jesu composition I have ever heard. Good luck to you and thanks for posting this video, it's great!
this guy theft all melody from heaven !
neazahmed 23 hours ago
David thank you for the gift of this arrangement. I was inspired to learn classical guitar after hearing this nearly 30 years ago now.
JasonElGato 3 weeks ago
@JasonElGato I am happy to have been and inspiration. Ciao for now, David
meandtaco 3 weeks ago
David, I'd like to order the sheet music for this but I'm having some trouble with the website since I'm in the States. When I go to the cart it's all in Dutch (I think!). Can you help me? I'm also interested in the arm support. Brad You can contact me through my website, MercyMusic (dot) Org.
bradmercymusic 1 month ago
Thank you, David. Per-Olov Kindgren led me to your music and arrangement of this tune. God bless you and happy new year! Brad Richardson of Mercy Music International
bradmercymusic 1 month ago
@bradmercymusic Thank you very much! David
meandtaco 3 weeks ago
I bought Winter's Solstice many years ago and this was definitely one of my favorites. One of the few songs that make me wish I had actually learned to play an instrument
acrannymint 1 month ago
Breathtaking. Thank you so much for posting.
noahsdad61 1 month ago
Beautiful
keepshiningforever 1 month ago
Thank you for bringing this masterpiece of music into the world. It haunted me over twenty years ago when I first heard it on cassette tape in college, and it still brings tears to my eyes every single time I hear it. I am finally able to play a somewhat passable version on the guitar.
THank you again for your soulful music.
freelans 2 months ago 2
Thanks, I liked a lot your arrangement! It sounds very good :)
dmitrit81 3 months ago
Lovely! Thanks for posting.
Bluematter2010 4 months ago
One of the most pleasing arrangements I've ever heard.
hochbob 5 months ago
Simply beautifully played :)
vinsti 6 months ago
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Wow! Thx for sharing!
jonathonwwilliams 6 months ago
Thank you ever so much David!! 22 years ago today I watched my beautiful bride march to this beautiful rendition, we played our Winter Solstice album. We tried to find a guitarist to play for us but no one would attempt it. We thought for years that it was 2 guitars and when we found your video were were awestruck that you performed this solo.... words cannot express our gratitude for the joy this recording has brought us over the years..... Bless you!
backroadernb 7 months ago
@backroadernb Hi and thank you for your comment. It is always nice to hear from those that enjoy my work. And nice to hear after 22 years you two are still together. Ciao for now, David
meandtaco 7 months ago
Amazing, beautiful. Very sweet version.
Victoria26032 7 months ago
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Well, i know this video of yours for long time, and always enjoyed this wonderful version. I have a Cockatiel and brought it today in my room. He was a little excited and hiperactive. Then I remembered your video and put it on. He started listening attently, and now he's in my shoulder, calm and peaceful. It means you have two fans here in Brazil. ;)
MusicislifeBR 7 months ago
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MusicislifeBR 7 months ago
Wow, this is an amazing version of one of the greatest classics...
Congratulations! :)
clsd93 7 months ago
eres un maestro te felicito
shein1ico 7 months ago
sehr schön, danke - Gottes Segen!!!
LG Pilarfire
Pilarfire 7 months ago
Dan, thanks! this was our wedding music nearly 49 years ago. Your version is a new blessing. All the best
gerryforeman 8 months ago
You play it so clean, I envy your playing.
oldspam 8 months ago
David, thanks for having a nicely tuned guitar.
Thanks for being ad free, though I would wait if that became necessary.
Guitars are amazing, but those that master them are more so.
Good job!
Yupikable 9 months ago
David, ist this composition really just two pages long? I've just started learning it, and i'm barely past the first two rows, but still ...
Francologne 9 months ago
Wonderful! I love it! you are master,
Aurilane100 9 months ago
You threw a curved ball with the intro. But it was well worth it. Absolutely delicious and wished it wouldn't stop. Quint guitar is a new one to me.
georgio2 10 months ago
Why did Beethoven get rid of his chickens…. Because they kept saying, “Bach, Bach, Bach” =D
SimplySethJohnson 10 months ago
beautiful. Also, you remind me of John Kramer.
ndread85 10 months ago
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justjay48 11 months ago
@justjay48 It is in standard tuning, except played on a quint guitar. The quint is tuned a 5th higher than a standard guitar. The B6 (bass string) is tuned down to A6. This is just the same as E6 tuned to D6 and the rest normal tuning. E-B-G-D-A-D. So it is standard except for the 6th string. dq
meandtaco 11 months ago
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justjay48 11 months ago
@meandtaco I also like the piece very much and imitate the sound of the quint guitar by just taking a capo on the seventh fret of a normal guitar with E6 tuned to D6.
aimulus 5 months ago
A great composer, a great guitarist and great music... Thank you..
Boguslaw60 1 year ago
Wonder if you remember a young guitarist from the army folk club circuit in Germany ? I was Bob Collard then in 1970 !...you may remember you stopped in to see me after I left the army when I was working in Woolworths (South Wales)....been a long time Dave...and you still play great...I even wrote an instrumental inspired by your playing I called it Quallified..Take care, regards Bob P.S. on youtube I`m Pat Collard (or Collardize)
collardize 1 year ago
The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.
-- Johann Sebastian Bach
loveyourbrother100 1 year ago 10
Divine Thank you David
tarkineWild 1 year ago
i never felt the worlds beauty so deeply til i observed it through the perspective of this song.
swamdono 1 year ago
@swamdono Many thanks! David
meandtaco 1 year ago 2
Thank you so much for putting this video on youtube. David Qualey's beautiful arrangement of this song really appeals to me. When I am feeling the stress of what the "holiday season" has become, a performance like this reminds me of the true meaning of Christmas. I sometimes play this song for my kids, just before the George Winson piano solo, "Joy," which was based on David Qualey's arrangement. Both are beautiful.
luckystars2000 1 year ago
david,
how are you tuned?
booch1131 1 year ago 2
@booch1131 The quint guitar is normal tuning, but the 6th string (bass string) is tuned from B to A. One step lower. If you're playing it on a normal guitar that would mean that the E6 string would be tuned to D6 and the rest would be normal tuning.
meandtaco 1 year ago
very delightful piece I consider so lucky of hear it, I'm going to see all jour job ^^
best wishes
zatoloko1 1 year ago
well. that's about the best thing my admittedly not so experienced ears have heard in a long time. looking around like you don't have anything better to do while you're playing. I wanna be just like you. thank you.
jonathonphipps 1 year ago
Thank you so much for sharing that.
bazilmonk 1 year ago
HEAVENLY! So beautiful! Thank you!
pgw35403 1 year ago
Every time I think 'yeah I am playing it pretty well now', I listen to this video and it kinda puts me back in my place lol.
MysticWhizz 1 year ago
I've had the Windham Hill CD for years. This is my favorite. I've never heard a guitar sound so beautiful.
familyguy7440 1 year ago
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familyguy7440 1 year ago
outstanding!!! neat!
attypao 1 year ago
I was just emailed the tabs. I think I gotta practice.
MysticWhizz 1 year ago
sounds similar to john williams cavatina. it's a very soothing rendition of bach's masterpiece.
dvsxavier 1 year ago
beautiful. absolutely beautiful.
Tetrall 1 year ago
This piece by Bach has long been a favorite of mine. This variation is beautiful.
Davesfavutube 1 year ago
That's a beautifully done arrangement. I love your guitar. Is it a custom instrument?
toker53 1 year ago
@toker53 Yes, sort of. It is a quint guitar built by Cornelia Traudt. I love it! David
meandtaco 1 year ago
Any sheet music instead of TABS? I hate TABS -.-
XxStalkerxSasquachXx 1 year ago
@XxStalkerxSasquachXx All of my music is written in notation, but there is also TAB.
meandtaco 1 year ago
I don't know what to say. The original song is one of my fav, but this arrangement is fantastic. I am not an expert, so I don't know how to explain it. I just feel that you 'shift /drag', so it becomes a bit strange from the original song, but yet it is so beautiful. I feel like I am lifted up, flying ... and it makes me cry. I'm your new fan.
tonybarrowman 1 year ago
@tonybarrowman many thanks! It is not really an arrangement but much more a fantasy with my own melodies and using part of Bach's melody. It really has little connection to Bach's work, but I think it has its own identity. Ciao for now, David
meandtaco 1 year ago
congratulations, that song almost made me cry
lowhunter1 1 year ago
I will mail you 4 dollars if you send me the tab, please.
quickisdeadly12 1 year ago
@quickisdeadly12 you can visit my website and buy the notation/TAB for less than $4... caio for now, d
meandtaco 1 year ago
astig!!!ang ganda!
BachSailMe 1 year ago
When the CD first came out I bought it for myself and some others too for gifts, so I am an old fan. Very beautiful, always enjoy listening and hearing, the beauty comes through. Thank you.
artpatronforever 1 year ago
Wonderfully played! I would like to find a place to order the sheet music for this piece in the US. Do you have a distributor here?
dewalt99 1 year ago
BELLISIMO , REALMENTE UNA ARREGLO VERDADERAMENTE HERMOSO.
ERES UN GENIO QUE SE A ADELANTADO A NUESTROS TIEMPOS.
BELLISIMO AMIGO.. NOS VEMOS !!!
guitarrandina 1 year ago
Most beautiful version of this piece I have ever heard. I can't believe it took me this long to accidentally discover you on YouTube, but I am very glad I did.
Sandy
putt1505 1 year ago
Mycket fint!
Very beautiful, listening a bright summernight in Sweden.
Hyttjanne 1 year ago 3
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These tunes are very enthralling. Excellent arrangement. Bach would have loved it!
SeyfertChristian 1 year ago
These tunes are very enthralling. Excellent arrangement. Bach would have loved it!
SeyfertChristian 1 year ago
Beautifully re arraigned David...excellent command of tone...would love to see it published in Fingerstyle Guitar
edonotokyo 1 year ago
beautiful
SIRONEDRAGON 1 year ago
Very beautiful, congratulations!
jairhumberto 1 year ago
Mycket fint!
Very good!
Beautiful!
Hyttjanne 1 year ago 2
My favourite version of this song...so soothing. it sounds like 2 guitars playing. 2million views can't be wrong.
ainoainohoshi 1 year ago
really now....was the sunset necessary?
billheartyface 1 year ago
This song is truly amazing, i saw that loveable asian child prodigy playing it first. If i could play this i think i would fee a lot more relaxed in general. I can only play the normal version though lol. meandtaco, is that actually David Qualey? Because i agree with the comment which says you shoudl be more famous than you are. How long have you been playing? All you life?
MysticWhizz 1 year ago
It's just one of songs more beautiful that I've ever heard!!! Love...Love... Love!!!
BO101WZX 1 year ago
Very beautifully played, excellent recording, thank you for sharing.
G0spellSinger 1 year ago
I'm going to go practice for several hours, I'll post a response in a couple years or so :) Beautiful piece, sir.
hpsfl 1 year ago
so amazing!
cedarianzful 1 year ago
This is so beautiful. Congratulations.
armandsue 1 year ago
Beautiful!
Clinton52732 1 year ago
Muito Bom da vontade de assistir umas 1000 vezes .
metalflavio 1 year ago
This is the nicest and most thoughtful representation of this song I've heard. Lovely playing and great dynamics.
Verdict:: Goes to Eleven
:)
TheShaolinPunk 1 year ago
your brilliant mate!! Bravo!
jdyboi27 1 year ago
Your version of this on Winter's Solstice is IMO the finest version of the most perfect song ever recorded. It has meant more to me than you can imagine. ... and I am an atheist so it was all earned praise.
mightymorphosis 1 year ago
Thank you very much. Music has the power to bring people together, no matter what their beliefs may be, and that is what makes it so special. Ciao for now, David
meandtaco 1 year ago
Bravo! what a beautiful piece.
k2qwhy 1 year ago
Many thanks! David
meandtaco 1 year ago
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I don't know what to say. The original song is one of my fav, but this arrangement is fantastic. I am not an expert, so I don't know how to explain it. I just feel that you 'shift /drag', so it becomes a bit strange from the original song, but yet it is so beautiful. I feel like I am lifted up, flying ... and it makes me cry. I'm your new fan.
tonybarrowman 1 year ago
NICE!!!!! I'm sure Bach would have loved it. The musicality, skill level and inventiveness here are just "off the charts".... Bravo!!!! But, why in the world is this awesome musician not far more famous than he apparently is??
HolyMotherofGrid 1 year ago
Thank you very much. David
meandtaco 1 year ago
Most people do not appreciate "music" anymore. And what is sadder yet, Europe, where classical music was born, today, without synthesizers & samplers, the Europeans couldn't even make "music". I know every generations has their musical preferences/styles, but my god, it is just me, or has it really gone down hill in the last decade? What passes for music today is sickening. As far as vocalists, everything is pitch corrected. No talent needed. I don't know. Maybe i'm just getting old?
gjc82071 1 year ago
I share your sentiments regarding the past decade in particular: what is heard on the radio in the way of new music, is 95%+ trash!! But, i remain confident that there are still excellent, skilled, creative artists around which are just not getting much attention - there always have been, and hopefully always will be. It is my hope that the best of the creative music being produced now, will surface in the public's limelight at a later (hopefully sooner....) date!!!
HolyMotherofGrid 1 year ago
@HolyMotherofGrid
"There has been said a lot about musical geniuses lately. Within the current standards of the musical industry: a) Sell a lot of bad records, d) make one or two bad movies, and c) shake a lot of booty. Any two of the three will do"
Anthony Kackson
wysiwyg248 1 year ago
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I share your sentiments regarding the past decade in particular: what is heard on the radio in the way of new music, is 95%+ trash!! But, i remain confident that there are still excellent, skilled, creative artists around which are just not getting much attention - there always have been, and hopefully always will be. It is my hope that the best of the creative music being produced now, will surface in the public's limelight at a later (hopefully sooner....) date!!!
HolyMotherofGrid 1 year ago
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I share your sentiments regarding the past decade in particular: what is heard on the radio in the way of new music, is 95%+ trash!! But, i remain confident that there are still excellent, skilled, creative artists around which are just not getting much attention - there always have been, and hopefully always will be. It is my hope that the best of the creative music being produced now, will surface in the public's limelight at a later (hopefully sooner....) date!!!
HolyMotherofGrid 1 year ago
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I share your sentiments regarding the past decade in particular: what is heard on the radio in the way of new music, is 95%+ trash!! But, i remain confident that there are still excellent, skilled, creative artists around which are just not getting much attention - there always have been, and hopefully always will be. It is my hope that the best of the creative music being produced now, will surface in the public's limelight at a later (hopefully sooner....) date!!!
HolyMotherofGrid 1 year ago
@gjc82071 The music is still there, and there is a lot of it, though it is actually harder for talented musical composers to be recognized. Today, youth buy the music, and they want pretty faces with provoking pelvic gestures singing tunes rediscovered from the archives of the 60's 70's and 80's. Then there are those who cannot sing at all so they do rap. But if you look the talent is still there.
G0spellSinger 1 year ago
@HolyMotherofGrid because unfortunately the music industry today does not smile upon the inventive and talented. Fame is reserved for those who get really good at churning out formulaic, simplistic crap with the sole intent of selling sex to teenagers.
kirsh 1 year ago
NICE!!!!! I'm sure Bach would have loved it. The musicality, skill level and inventiveness here are just "off the charts".... Bravo!!!!
HolyMotherofGrid 1 year ago
Hey David,
you are the very best!!! Thank you.
Alwis50 1 year ago
Many thanks, David
meandtaco 1 year ago
realmente bueno!!!
beee20 1 year ago
muchas gracias! david
meandtaco 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
bravo - simply beautiful!!
jedmarum 1 year ago
What a wonderful arrangement!
I just ordered the tabs from your website. This will be my next piece to learn, play and enjoy.
Thank you.
SPTMOL 1 year ago
Simply beautiful! Thank you for this.
diamondfb 1 year ago
Hey, I'm not sure if you read these comments David but i'd like to truely thank you for putting this amazing video on youtube. I had a short period of time in my life where I was very depressed for no apparant reason. At night I would play this nice and loud and just lie down and listen and it would just help me feel better. Thank you.
Conti15 2 years ago
Thank you very much Conti15 for sharing this with me. It is especially nice for a musician to hear from someone who has been able to use the music for some positive effect. Thanks!
meandtaco 1 year ago
I'm very happy to hear you enjoy the piece so much. Being that I've only used a small portion of Bach's composition, and then taken great liberties with it, does make me wonder whether Bach would have liked it. But that doesn't matter now. It is only important if listeners can enjoy it for what it is. Ciao for now, David
meandtaco 1 year ago
can you send me the tab???
gonorreapicha 2 years ago
You can actually buy a DVD in which he explains the whole piece. Check the infobox on the right side. You can find his homepage there!
Best regards
therealDoomY 2 years ago
yeah....
Darknizzle 2 years ago
Amen! that was AMAZING!!!
xojosasi7x 2 years ago
...jednoducho radosť pre dušu :-)
zetuzetana 2 years ago
simply beautiful
phillysoulja 2 years ago
the tabs, on your web page, are they made for a quint guitar, or classical guitar? I want to buy them, but i will not if they are for a quint guitar. I wouldn't know how to change them to classical guitar :(
supermanalexk 2 years ago
beautfull.
HappyNeil 2 years ago
Wow - ich blass vor Erstaunen und völlig hingerissen. WELTKLASSE !
McLushi 2 years ago
so beautiful...
acousticguitarfan 2 years ago
It is a beautiful piece of music accompanied by beautiful playing
johnlewisy 2 years ago
This is wonderful!! thank you!!! =) very very nice
zeocrow 2 years ago
The most beautiful 'alternate' version fo this great masterpiece is this DQ performance. Thanks for sharing.
pgamba 2 years ago
i would like to know what guitar it is you are playing in this video.
pinkflamencojo 2 years ago
It is a quint guitar tuned a 5th higher than a normal guitar. The high 1st string is tuned to B.
meandtaco 2 years ago
I like this version much better than the original. Even when I play guitar, I love to play this one more
kellykinsel 2 years ago 2
Thanks Kelly, David
meandtaco 2 years ago
how do you do that ?? ( I mean the background)
pls tell me !!
ccmksy 2 years ago
It's done by filming in front of a green screen and then when you are editing the film you can replace the background with something else, either a film or a photo. Just look up "green screen" in the internet. Lots of information.
meandtaco 2 years ago
thank you for your response!!
on the other hand , i tell you , your music is very nice , I began to listen your music when i couldn't sleep yesterday night, and then i can make dream very well !! (i hope u can understand my meaning , because my english is not good!!)
ccmksy 2 years ago
I understand you and I happy to hear that. D
meandtaco 2 years ago
What a lovely arrangement and beautifully played.
froggybottomlover 2 years ago
Unique.
hdiylove 2 years ago
wow, that was great
JHunted999 2 years ago
excellent
bp
bluespower 2 years ago
From one musician to another, wonderful job! I loved your chords, although I personally would have gone to the "vi" chord in the middle of the main theme but you decided to go to a "I" chord instead. (Hard to describe without staff paper, but the part that goes do re mi do re mi so fa fa la so so do ti DO so me do re me fa so la ....) where I did the caps is the chord I'm talking about. You should give a minor 6 chord a try there! :D
But don't get me wrong, very very well done!
TheDigitalMonk 2 years ago
Why couldn't you just listen to this and enjoy it for its absolute beauty and purity, technique and mastery, instead of using it as a method to publicly demonstrate your desperate wish to be a musician? - see his snare solo on his page folks - it's a drum machine. It's a crime for this beautiful artist's page to be used or your self embiggening. A talentless oaf like you giving this man advice. Have some diginity and shhhhhhhhh....
chrisotherstuff 2 years ago
Actually, the chord I talked about above was what Bach chose. And I still think it's a wonderful performance and arrangement. I never said otherwise.
TheDigitalMonk 2 years ago
Thanks guys! Please don't argue about what "could" be done with this arrangement. It is finished and it stands as it is and will probably never be "worked on" again. As I've said before, this is a very "free" fantasy on the theme and in no way is to be seen as an "arrangement" of the piece. I only use a small part of the "original" and even that I change as I felt "fit" my "fantasy". I enjoy it and I hope others can enjoy it for what it is. Ciao for now, David Q.
meandtaco 2 years ago
Thanks Chris for your "defense" of my piece. As long as there is more than 1 person on this planet we're going to have differing opinions. I enjoy it when others take the time to express their personal opinions, even if I sometimes may disagree. No need for any of you out there though to get upset about it. I appreciate your appreciation and all the best to you and family. Thanks. David
meandtaco 2 years ago
Quick question - on your webpage, you're wearing sort of half-nail-stick-on-nails - where did you get them from please David?
chrisotherstuff 2 years ago
The arrangement is interesting and all, and I hear how you blend some other Bach melodies in there, but at heart I'm a Bach purist. The piece needs no rearranging. It's Bach's best! Ever! Nice work, though. :)
michaeltruhl 2 years ago
It is not an arrangement but a fantasy. Any piece of music can be experimented with, even Bach. Not because it "needs" to be changed, but only because he left it here for the rest of us to use and enjoy.
meandtaco 2 years ago
masterpiece
nit78 2 years ago
Thanks David. Got the DVD last week. Will begin working on it right away. Would like to get as much done by Christmas as possible, but it's a little above my level. I'll just have to work slowly measure by measure.
goldenowner728 2 years ago
i still wanr to marry you!
susan625 2 years ago
David, how many proposals do you receive in a year's time? I've thought about sending you one too, but decided I can't bear to live in Germany again, so I'll just have to see you from time to time on Youtube.
newmexican 2 years ago
well now that's a shame ;-)) BTW, I don't get very many proposals.
meandtaco 2 years ago
Nothing to explain. The notation/TAB is at least 99% the same and I doubt the 1% is very important. The fact that the YouTube recording is played on a Quint guitar tuned a 5th higher than a normal guitar means you will not be able to "play along" with the YouTube version. So you could put a capo on the 7th fret and then play the TAB and it would fit with the YouTube. I suggest people to use a cap on 5th fret
meandtaco 2 years ago
Yes sir! I have a question - great arrangement, btw. But is there a particular reason you suggest using the 5th fret? I actually prefer the sound on either the 7th fret or with no capo at all. Just curious!
BCrav1024 2 years ago
No reason in particular except that the guitar then sounds a little more harp like, and also one of the stretches, a B on 7th fret 1st string and an E on the 2nd fret 6th string is a lot easier to reach and hold. I made the arrangement on an octave guitar which is just a bit bigger than a ukelele. David
meandtaco 2 years ago
Or you can play along with Eduardo Diaz?
supermanalexk 2 years ago
What a masterpiece. That feeds my soul!
Greentings from brasil!
Ottison 2 years ago
Dear David,
thank you very much for this wonderful arrangement!
It will forever be the most important and most beautiful music for me.
My husband Juergen played it hour for hour on his guitar while my son Simon died slowly & peaceful lying in my arms.
All the best for you & thank you for your music.
Michaele from Germany
MichaeleandSimon 2 years ago 9
I am very sorry to hear of your loss. To hear that my music helped you in some way during this time is very moving for me personally, and I appreciate you taking the time to write and share this with me. Also my thanks to Juergen for taking his time to learn the arrangement and for playing it for all of you. Alles liebe, David
meandtaco 2 years ago 2
Thank you for your warm & kind answer.
Liebe & herzliche Grüße,
Michaele
MichaeleandSimon 2 years ago 2
@MichaeleandSimon
Das tut mir leid um euren Sohn, möge er für immer in euren Erinnerungen weiterleben.
Dickstiel 1 year ago
@Dickstiel
Vielen Dank für Dein Mitgefühl.
Ja natürlich, er lebt und wird immer leben in uns. Er hat einen wichtigen und geehrten Platz in unserer Familie.
Herzliche Grüße an alle, die das Stück von David mit mir lieben und für mich damit an Simon erinnern. Möge es oft gespielt werden. :-)
Michaele
MichaeleandSimon 1 year ago 10
i adore this version
Lizi1243 2 years ago
beautiful playing sir!! question...do you grow your fingertips longer on your right hand, to get that picking down easier?
mikebe41 2 years ago
habe es mir heute wieder angehört....und sofort waren diese goosebumps da... einfach toll, david.
Maldoror123 2 years ago
es ist einfach zu warm für goosebumps ;-)) Schön wenn es dir gefällt. DQ
meandtaco 2 years ago
Absolutely beautiful David. From one fellow guitarist to another. Thanks for sharing that with us. I want to learn to play it on my 5-string banjo.
airbrush4you 2 years ago
Now I would love to hear your rendition on the 5-string banjo. I also have one after 45 years of waiting. D
meandtaco 2 years ago
This was played on the piano when I walked down the aisle. This is a very pretty piece.
jillsibbettmelton 2 years ago
I Also want this as my wedding march..
Mutilly 2 years ago
Special=)
hdiylove7 2 years ago
thats a tiny guitar!
StopTheMoti0n 2 years ago
David
Beautiful!
I really enjoyed this arrangement. I now have your music and hope to play it at my next classical guitar recital. It will be such a pleasant surprise to my fellow students.
slackkeybob 2 years ago
Many thanks! Would love to hear what your students have to say about your rendition. Ciao for now, David
meandtaco 2 years ago
Hi David, I read your autobiography, the life of a musician is hard and I have heaps of respect for you. You deserve every succes that comes your way! I hope you reach all your upcoming music ambitions, but I must say that I really like your compositions like this one. This must be the best Jesu composition I have ever heard. Good luck to you and thanks for posting this video, it's great!
vernonore 2 years ago
Beautiful David, you make it look easy. Perfect fluidity (if there is such a word).
seandeeify 2 years ago
Thank you. It really isn't very hard, and I think there is a "fluidity"... ciao for now, David
meandtaco 2 years ago
Beautiful! It makes you want to smile and cry at the same time, Truley bittersweet. You are very talented, keep up the wonderful work!!
kList22 2 years ago 2
Many thanks for your response. I would prefer you smile rather than cry... ciao for now, David
meandtaco 2 years ago